Dingoes put down after French tourists mauled on Australian island Australia Queensland
SYDNEY - Two dingoes have been put down after a French mother and son were mauled at an Australian tourist island, authorities said on Sunday , the second attack in the popular spot in just over a month.
"The couple panicked and ran back towards the vehicle and it was that time when the pack actually chased them and attacked," Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman Michael Augustus said on Friday. Mr Augustus said the pair were believed to be French tourists, with local media reporting that the boy was aged nine and the woman in her 20s.
In January, a six-year-old boy was mauled by the native animal after as he ran up a dune on the island.
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